“I don't have a past. It's been erased. All I have is the present, and that is terrifying.”

About Anna Akhmatova

Poet • Russian

Anna Andreyevna Gorenko, better known by her pen name Anna Akhmatova, was a leading Russian poet of the 20th century. She was a prominent figure in the Acmeist movement, which championed clarity and craftsmanship over...